NEWS FROM UML Feb. 5, 2007

This is a notice of upcoming events, photo opportunities and story ideas at UMass Lowell, compiled by the Communications Office, 978-934-3224. For more stories on UML, visit www.uml.edu and click on “UML in the News.” Please note, contact names below are for the media and are not intended to be published.

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What: J. D. Scrimgeour, author of recently released Themes for English B: A Professor’s Education In and Out of Class, will speak about his book of essays and life. Scrimgeour’s book looks at his own privileged life, coming face-to-face with the lives of his students at a “small public college in a faded, gritty New England city,” as described by the publisher. Scrimgeour coordinates the creative writing program at Salem State College. His writing has appeared in the Boston Globe Magazine, the Chronicle of Higher Education and Thought and Action, among others.
The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the English Department, the Literary Society and the honor society, Sigma Tau Delta.

When: Thursday, Feb. 15, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Cumnock Hall, One University Avenue, UML North, Lowell.
What: An eye-opening exhibit presenting the many inventions of African Americans throughout history. This event is sponsored by the Office of Student Activities and Multicultural Affairs, the Council on Diversity and Pluralism and the Association of Students of African Origin (A.S.A.O).